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Troops of the Nigerian military have recorded significant successes in July, neutralizing several top terror commanders, rescuing 134 kidnap victims, and halting the theft of oil worth N1.3 billion across the nation.
This update was made known by the Director of Defense Media Operations, Major General Markus Kangye, stating that troops eliminated 5 notorious terror leaders, who are Yellow Danbokolo, Amir Dunkei, Kachalla Nagomma, Gurmu, and Ali Yar Daribiyar, during intensified offensives in the Northeast and Northwest regions.
He said, “In total, 578 suspected terrorists, kidnappers, and other criminal elements were arrested, while 134 kidnapped victims were rescued and reunited with their families.”
According to him, troops had apprehended several high-profile suspects such as arms traffickers, extremist figures, and kidnappers, which include Ali Abba, Mallam Aminu Idris, Mohammed Hamisu (aka Mamiyo or Officer Mohammed), Yakubu Jubril, Abubakar Yahaya, Isiya Sani, Haruna Abdullahi, Shuaibu Bulama, Isah Abdullahi, and Abdullahi Mohammed.
He also disclosed that troops in the Niger Delta region deployed to Operation DELTA SAFE foiled oil theft and sabotage activities amounting to over N1.31 billion.